The parks do not belong to one state or to one section. . . . The Yosemite, the Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon are national properties in which every citizen has a vested interest; they belong as much to the man and woman of Massachusetts, of Michigan, of Florida, as they do to the people of California, of Wyoming, and of Arizona.
Tsongas emphasizes the national significance of parks and their bipartisan support.
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